PDFMaker issue in Office 2010, 2013, or 2016 with Acrobat or Acrobat 2017

Open the Microsoft® Office application.

Select the blue File menu (in the upper-left corner). Select the [Application Name] Options button. Choose Add-ins in the list on the left of the Options window. Choose Disabled Items in the Manage pop-up menu at the bottom of the Options window. Select Go.

Scan the Disabled Items list for Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM add-in:

• If Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in is in the list, then select it, click Enable, and click Close. Then close and reopen the Office application.

• If Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in isn't in the list, then use Windows Explorer to look for PDFMOfficeAddin.dll in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat [Pro/Std, 2015, or 2017]\PDFMaker\Office. If the file isn't present, then go to Solution 5 for instructions on how to repair your Acrobat installation.
  
  Note: If you installed Acrobat to a location other than the default of C:\Program Files\Adobe, then modify the folder path above for your installation location.

Close all Office applications.

Press Windows + R keys to open the Run command window.

Enter regedit in the Open field, and then click OK.

In the registry editor, go to the following location:

For Outlook: "\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\PDFMOutlook.PDFMOutlook"

For Word: "\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Word\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin"

For Excel: "\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\Excel\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin"

For PowerPoint: "\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\PowerPoint\Addins\PDFMaker.OfficeAddin"

Open the context menu for Loadbehavior, and choose Modify. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, change the value data from 0 to 3, and then select OK.

Close the registry editor and restart the Office application.

In Windows Explorer, locate PDFMOfficeAddin.dll and note its exact path, which can include spaces. Its default path is:

Acrobat: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll

Acrobat Classic (2015): C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 2015\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll

Acrobat 2017: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 2017\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll

Do one of the following:

• On Windows 7: Choose Start > All Programs > Accessories. Open the context menu for the Command Prompt, choose Run as administrator, and authenticate.
• On Windows 8/10: Search for Command Prompt using the search button next to the Start button. Open the context menu for the Command Prompt, choose Run as administrator, and then authenticate.
  

In the Command Prompt window, type regsvr32 followed by a space and the path that you noted in Step 1. Enclose the path in quotation marks. For example, if PDFMOfficeAddin.dll is in its default location, then you would type the following command:

For Acrobat: regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll" 

For Acrobat Classic (2015): regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 2015\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll"

For Acrobat 2017: regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 2017\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddin.dll"

A dialog box confirms that the registration was successful. Select OK to close this dialog box.

Open the Microsoft® Office 2010 application.

Select the blue File menu (in the upper-left corner). Select the [Application name] Options button. Choose Add-ins in the list on the left of the Options window. 

Choose COM add-ins in the Manage pop-up menu at the bottom of the Options window or the Trust Center window.

Select Go.

Look for Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM add-in in the list:

• If Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM add-in appears in the list but the check box beside it isn't selected, then select the check box. Select OK. Then close and reopen the Office application. (If you can't place a check mark, and if you have already tried Solution 1, then select Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Add-in. Click Remove, and proceed to the next paragraph.)
• If Adobe PDFMaker COM Add-in isn't in the list of available add-ins, then click Add and navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat [Pro/Std, 2015, or 2017]\PDFMaker\Office. Select PDFMOfficeAddin.dll. Click OK. Then close and reopen the Office application.
  
  Note: If you installed Acrobat to a location other than the default of C:\Program Files\Adobe, then modify the folder path above for your installation location.

Move any personal files out of the Acrobat application folder and its subfolders. The default location for the application folder is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat [Pro/Std, 2015, or 2017].

Do the following:

• On Windows 7, 8, and 10: Open the cotext menu of the Start button, and choose Control Panel > Programs and features.

In the programs list, select Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat 2017.

Select Uninstall/Change.

Restart the computer with non-essential services and startup items disabled. For instructions, see the following documents:

• Disable startup items and services | Windows
• Restart Windows in a modified mode (Windows 7 or later)

Double-click the Acrobat or 2017 installation file. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Open Acrobat and choose Help > Check for updates. Follow the onscreen instructions to install available updates.

Re-enable startup items and services. For instructions, see the appropriate Help document in Step 2, above.